antivirus/spyware protection, etc.

Speaking of virus's
Hi All, We've checked with Norton Antivirus and they are gearing up for this virus so I believe this is real.


We've checked snopes.com and this is for real.


Get this sent around to your contacts ASAP, because we do not need this spreading around.


PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS:


You should be alert during the next days. Do not open any message with an attached filed called 'Invitation' regardless of who sent it. It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch, which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be received from someone who has your E-mail address in his or her contact list, that is why you should send this E-mail to all your contacts. It is better to receive this message 2 5 times than to receive the virus and open i t.



If you receive an E-mail called 'invitation', even if it was sent by a fr iend, do not open it, and shut down your computer immediately.



This is the worst virus announced by CNN, and it has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. McAfee discovered this virus yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.

 

Snopes says its a hoax, and that was 2 months ago.

 

they should make a fake snopes page that says it's real and put it in the hoax email. that'd be awesome.

 

that would just make Paul panic for nothing.

 

This won't protect you from the sluttery of Magnus

 

Avast. And it's free. It's ALL I have for protection on this computer and it stops Everything. Popups, virus, spybots... I am impressed.

 

thanks for the avast tip.

 

FYI

My Avast did not block a malware from coming through my Outlook Express. I downloaded Microsoft Defender and it took care of it.